Garment construction.



J. S. WOJTALEWICZ. GARMENT CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED SBPT.17, 1913.

Patented June 2, 1914.

ma COLUMBIA PLANOGRAIH co., wAsmNGrUN. D. c.

JOHN S. l/VOJTALEll/TCZ, 0l? CHICAGO, ILLINOS.

GARE/HINT CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2J, init-gt..

Application led September 17, 1913. Serial No. 790,214.

To all whom it may concern lie it known that l, JOHN S. lWoJTALE wrox, a citizen of thc United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Garment Construction, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in garment construction, and has for its object the production of a construction. through the medium of which the waist portion of a garment may be readily and easily adjusted to iit the form of the wearer.

A further object is the production of a garment construction as mentioned which will be simple and economical in design, and which may be readily and easily manipulated.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

rlhe invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure l is a frontelevation of a garment constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. E2 is a fragmentary elevation of the garment showing the interior thereof at one side of the garment or at the location of the pocket of the garment, Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the garment taken in a plano corresponding with the line v-a of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4E is a view similar to Fig. 3 of one side of the garment, the section being taken on substantially line fy-g/ of Fig. 2, and 5` is a fragmentary vertical. section talten on substantially line z-e of Fig. 3.

The preferred form of construction as illus` trated in the drawing comprises a pair of trousers l the lower portion of which is of any ordinary or preferred construction. lllhe opposite sides of the trousers l are slit vertically as is usual to atford access to the side pockets 2 of the trousers. The edges B and l at each of said slits are overlapped and are unsecured so as to permit of adjustment of the degree of overlapping of said edges. By thus adjusting said edges 3 and 4- the size of the waist of the garment may obviously be Varied in order to adapt the same to exactly fit the size or form of the wearer. The outer wall of each pocket 2 is secured as by stitching to the corresponding edge 4C of the garment as is usual, a plait 5 being however inserted between the opposite wall of the pocket and the edge 3 of the garment, the latter provision being made in order toiper mit of the relative adjustment or variation in the degree of overlapping of said edges as above described. By providing the plait 5 it will be seen that adjustment is afforded to the extent of the width of said plait at either side of the garment, thereby permitting of a wide range of adjustment iu the sise of the garment waist. rilhe plaits 5 are wi dest at their upper ends or at the waist of the garment, tajfiering downwardly as clearly shown in Fig. 2. j

rihe edges 3 and 4t of the garment are hold in position of overlapping,adjustment by means of belt members and 6. rll`he rearward ends of said belt members are secured to the outer side of the corresponding edge portion 3 of the garment and belt branch portions 8 are secured to the belt members (i and G and extend through openings 9 in the edge portions l of the garment `and are secured to the inner side of edge portion 3, as yclearly shown in Fig. 3. rllhe outer wall of the pocket at the belt branch 8 is disconnected from the edge portion 3 of the garment in order to permit of the pasw sage of said belt branch, said edge of said wall of said pocket except at this location being secured to the corresponding edge 1l as above mentioned and shown in Fig. 1i. eifuide loops l() are provided at the front. side of the garment for cope 1ation with the rearward ends of belt members 6 and G in order to hold the same in proper position, said guide loops 10 being arranged so as to hide the openings 9 and so that the latter will not be visible from without.. The front ends of the belt members G and 6' are adjustably connected by means of a buckle or other suitable device 1l. Ball and socket clasps l2 may also be provided upon the overlapping edges 3 and i to secure the same in positions of adjustment, a plurality of said ball and socket members being e1nployed in order to be of service with said edges positioned at various degrees of overlapping.

i/lfith the construction set forth, it will be seen that a garment is provided wherein the waist will adjust itself to the form of the wearer, the belt members 6 and t3 and the ball and socket fastenings l2 being provided to hold the adjustable portions of 'the garment in adjusted positions when the garment has fitted itself snugly about the the wearer. By adjustably overlapping the edges of the front and rear portions of the garment at the poclrets of the latter a variation in the degree of overlapping of said edges will be unnoticed, the exterior appearance of the pocket ormore precisely the mouth of the pocket being unaltered.

The construction is neat and finished in appearance and the garment is adapted to snugly and closely fit the wearer without puchering or wrinlrling at any point.

Thev employment of a waist construction as described in ready made garments and particularly in trousers is of great advantage since it will dispense with the services of a tailor to fit the garment at the waist which is almost invariably necessary in order to adapt the garment to the dimensions of the wearer.

While l have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into edect, this is capable of variationA and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A. garment comprising a waist portion, opposite sides of said garment at the waist portion thereof being slit, the edges of each slit being loosely overlapped whereby the size of the waist may be varied by adjusting the degree of-overlapping of said edges of said slits; and belt members having their rearward ends embracing the outer sides of the rear edges of said slits and having their forward ends extending forward around the front portion of the garment and being adjustably connected; branch belt portions secured to said belt members at their forward ends and having their rearward ends secured to the inner sides of the rear edges of said slits, substantially as described.

2. A garment comprising a waist portion having pockets at opposite sides, the mouths of said pockets being constituted by vertical slits in said sides of said garment, the opposite walls of each of said pockets being connected with the opposite edges of the corresponding slit, said edges of each of said slits being loosely overlapped whereby the size of the waist may be varied by adjusting the degree of overlapping of said edges; a plait inserted between one of the edges of each of said slits and the adjacent wall of the corresponding pocket to permit of said adjustment of said edges without altering the size of the pocket; and means for holding said edges of said slits in position of overlapping adjustment, substantially as described.

3. A garment comprising a waist gortion, opposite sides of said garment at the waist portion thereof being slit, the edges of each slit being loosely overlapped whereby the size of the waist may be varied by adjusting the degree of overlapping of said edges of said slits; belt members having their rearward ends embracing the rear edges of said slits and having their forward ends extending forwardly around the front portion of the garment and being adjustably connected together; belt branches secured to said belt members at their forward ends and their rearward ends passing through openings provided at the front side of the garment and secured to the rear edges of said slits; and guide loops for said belt members arranged 'to hide said openings, substantially as described.

et. fr garment comprising a waist portion having pockets at opposite sides, the mouths of said pockets being slitted by vertical slits in said sides of said garment, the opposite walls of each of said pockets being connected with the opposite edges of the corresponding slit, said edges of each of said slits being loosely overlapped whereby the size of the waist may be varied by adjusting the degree of the overlapping of said edges; a plait tapering toward its lower end inserted between the inner one of said edges of each of said slits and the adjacent wall of the corresponding pocket to permit of said adjustment of said edges without altering the size of the pocket; and means for holding said slits in position of overlapping adjustment, substantially as described.

n testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN S. lVOJTALEl/VICZ.

Witnesses JOSHUA R. H. Po'rrs, -innen F. LiLLrs.

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